We are taught a vast array of subjects in school covering everything from how to properly create a sentence to how to synthesize a chemical reaction. We study math, literature and science. We even study history.
But there's one subject that doesn't seem to be covered in life. It is very much on the job training. And that is how to make history.
Yet that is what we are doing. We do so without any real training or a priori knowledge on how to steer the ship as we guide it through the historical waters.
All of us can help in this endeavor and do our part. Recently, I travelled to Knoxville to help GOTV and canvassed from door to door. It was one of the most satisfying things I've ever done and have resolved to do it again in Ohio very soon.
Do not sit idle while history passes you by. Make calls. GOTV. Canvass. Talk to your friends and neighbors. Donate. Do something.
Remember that history is written by the winners. I'd like for us to be the ones writing it.
I can't help but feel that I speak for many others when I say this is the first time in years I have felt hope because of a candidate. In recent elections, it has seemed as if choosing someone was a battle of "who's the lesser evil?" rather than who's the better candidate to represent the people.
But there is something decidedly different about Barack that is difficult to fully describe. I have a new level optimism that there is indeed a bright future for our great country that can propel our people and our nation to new levels of excellence. For the first time, I am inspired to become involved. I personally feel a profound sense of duty to do everything I can to help Senator Obama in his bid to make our country a better place.
I'm proud to say I'm going to do my part in this campaign. I believe in Barack and in his ideals. I believe he can and, dare I say, SHOULD win both the primary and general elections. I believe the burden is on all of us who share his vision for a brighter future to help him succeed. But most of all, I believe in the People to see who is the right person for the job.
Let the work begin.
